P4 ( pe fyra ) is a national radio channel produced by the Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Radio . P4 was started in 1987 as a network of regional stations, but national programming was added in 1993 when P3 was relaunched as a specialist youth channel and P4 took over a large part of P3's former programming intended for a more adult audience. Music programme is more or less similar to BBC Radio 2 .
4-401: Targeted at an across-the-board audience, but with the emphasis on middle-aged (40+) listeners, it is the corporation's most popular radio channel, presenting popular music, entertainment, and sport. On weekdays most of the daytime schedule comes from 25 different regional stations, each producing programming (including local news coverage) for their own areas, while in the evenings and at weekends
8-573: Is a semi-mainstream CHR/CHR Alternative -formatted station operated by Sweden 's national publicly funded radio broadcasting organization Sveriges Radio . The P in P3 originally stood for Program ( Programme ) but today has no official meaning and is simply a name. P3 was officially similar and related to BBC Radio 1 . P3 is broadcast nationwide on FM (also digitally via DAB in Stockholm , Gothenburg , Malmö , and Luleå ) as well as being streamed on
12-566: The internet . It also operated the web- and DAB-only channel P3 Star until June 2019. Test broadcastings were introduced in 1962. On 1 July 1964, Sveriges Radio P3 began regular operations. Its output (pop, rock, hip-hop and dance) is oriented towards young people from junior high school age to 50. The station claims that it plays 1,200 different songs every week and at least 1/3 of them are Swedish. It also welcomes musical suggestions from listeners and records from unsigned/independent artists. As well as its music programming, P3 also provides
16-406: The channel carries national programming. Overnight (between 0.00 and 6.00) P4 and youth channel P3 present a joint programme of "music, games, and chat". Among the more popular programmes broadcast nationally are: Karlavagnen , Melodikrysset , Ring så spelar vi , Sportextra and Svensktoppen . The 25 regional stations are: Sveriges Radio P3 Sveriges Radio P3 ( P3 )
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